Major General Sir Edward Northey | |
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Governor of Kenya | |
In office 1919โ1922 | |
Monarch | George V |
Preceded by | Charles Calvert Bowring |
Succeeded by | Robert Coryndon |
High Commissioner of Zanzibar | |
In office 1922โ1924 | |
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Born | Cockerham, Lancashire, England | 28 May 1868
Died | 25 December 1953 England | (aged 85)
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Years of service | 1888–1926 |
Rank | Major-general |
Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
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Major General Sir Edward Northey GCMG CB (28 May 1868 โ 25 December 1953)[1] was a senior British Army officer of the First World War who commanded a brigade on the Western Front until wounded in 1915. Returning to service in 1916, Northey took command of a colonial force in Nyasaland in the East African campaign, later becoming Governor of Kenya. He later served as a general of Territorial forces and retired in 1926.